The Atlantic City Free Public Library will hold a “Food for Fines” drive from Nov. 28 to Dec. 10 during normal library hours. People with overdue materials can make a food donation at the Main Library or Richmond Branch Library in lieu of paying a fine. For each non-perishable item donated, the accrued fines for one overdue item will be waived. Click here to read more.

Students who need assistance with homework can receive free, on-demand tutoring help thanks to an online service provided by the Atlantic City Free Public Library. The library offers Live Homework Help™, an online tutoring service powered by Tutor.com™. Live Homework Help is for students in grades K-12 and those taking introductory level college courses. Click here to read more.

The Atlantic City Free Public Library is pleased to announce that it is offering the language-learning software Rosetta Stone, which has been made available to New Jersey public libraries by funding through the New Jersey State Library. Click here to read more.

The Atlantic City Free Public Library offers a free Walk-in Job Skills Labs to library members who need help with job-related tasks. We’ll provide refresher tips for your job search. The lab is held Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Click here to read more.

Maureen Sherr Frank, who has served as Atlantic City Free Public Library Director since 1982, has retired. Her final day as Library Director was Oct. 31. The Library’s Board of Trustees has appointed Robert P. Rynkiewicz the new Library Director, effective Nov. 1. Click here to read more.

Library mourns loss of former Director

The Atlantic City Free Public Library was saddened to hear about the passing of its former Library Director Richard Sweeney, who died on May 19.

He was appointed Director in 1971 and held that position until 1976. His contributions included: implementing the borrowing of films, overseeing the creation of a reference collection related to gambling, starting a library index to the local newspapers and managing renovations of the Carnegie Library location.

Richard Sweeney also worked in Atlantic City as a librarian at Central Junior High School and teacher at Holy Spirit High School.

He was serving as the head librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology at the time of his passing. The Atlantic City Free Public Library would like to send its condolences to Mr. Sweeney’s family, friends and colleagues.

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